Michael Merkus

$184,689.30asInvestigator

Employed by Ontario Provincial Police in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Position

Investigator

Employer

Ontario Provincial Police

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2020 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Investigator
$184,689.30
$193.53
31.73%
2024
Law Enforcement Officer
$140,199.26
$159.32
5.37%
2023
Investigator / Enquêteur
$133,058.70
$149.15
7.5%
2022
Law Enforcement Officer
$143,840.78
$148.65
17.43%
2021
Law Enforcement Officer
$122,486.98
$128.07
13.68%
2020
Law Enforcement Officer
$107,751.88
$114.90

In 2025, Michael Merkus received a salary of $184,689.30 working as Investigator at Ontario Provincial Police, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 31.73% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Michael Merkus has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times between 2020 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $184,689.30 in 2025. In addition to salary, $193.53 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Ontario Provincial Police reports under the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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NameSalary
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Other employees at Ontario Provincial Police

NameSalary
Randall Jacobs
Law Enforcement Officer
$184,739.48
Jett Johnson
Law Enforcement Officer
$184,736.40
Jeffery Hyde
Team Member
$184,706.58
Darryl Porterfield
Supervisor
$184,699.07
David Rt George
Team Leader
$184,691.04
James Mackenzie
Team Leader
$184,679.89
John Peters
Investigator
$184,665.26
Luis Acosta
Law Enforcement Officer
$184,635.74
Kenneth Pickering
Team Leader
$184,630.25
Gregory Macdonald
Team Leader
$184,628.64